'Til Death Do Us Part | Bughead

Two Days

TW: mentions of death

Two days. Three less than five, my previous estimate day. "Is that including today?" Juggie asked the doctor, grasping my hand tightly and tearing up. "Well, no. The two days start tomorrow," She replied. I can't believe it. I'm actually going to die. There's no more denying it because it's real, and it's happening. I'm going to die, much sooner than expected.

I thought I'd live to be at my high school graduation. Then to college and that graduation. I thought one day I'd get married to Jughead and maybe we could have a family. I always thought maybe I could live life before it got taken from me.

I sat idle in the car. Jughead's hand on my leg, his eyes on my face, his soothing voice, none of it could make me move an inch. I was going to die. There was no denying it now.

"Betts, we're here," Jughead's voice spoke as he shook my leg. I blinked for what felt like the first time in forever. My mom and Polly had already gone inside, leaving Jughead and I alone.

"What's on your mind, baby?" Jughead asked. Turning my head to look at him and starting to tear up, I said, "I'm just thinking about what color flowers I want at my funeral. If there would even be one," I said.

"Hey, Betty, it will be okay," Jughead tried to ease. I think something in me snapped, because my next words were, "No, it won't, Jug! I'm dying!"

I saw him start to tear up and I hated myself. "I'm sorry. I just..." I drifted as I began to cry. Jughead pulled me into his chest. "I know a place we could go," Jughead said. I nodded my head and we got out of the car and began walking a familiar route.

We ended up in Evergreen's Forest. It looked different in the daytime, but it was a good different.

That day was one that I would usually take for granted. As the pain of my broken bones and bruises numbed, they got worse. Juggie and I spent the whole day together, just being us. Just him holding me and me forgetting about the fact I only had two days.  

Hey, I know this was really fucking short and you guys are probably going to pull a Kai Anderson and form a cult to kill me (if you get the reference, you lit. If not, it's from American Horror Story: Cult), but in defense, I'm going to start to wrap this story up. Next chapter will be a time skip from now to the second day. Hope you guys enjoyed this microscopic chapter! Bye!